Anonymous
Post 10/30/2025 15:27     Subject: TIL AAP is not advanced anything, just deeper learning.
Anonymous wrote:Yes 3rd grade last year was just the extensions. Disappointing.

YMMV but so far this year my kid seems to be doing 4th grade math at double pace and then 5th grade math at double pace. For example last unit covered place value and then launched into order of operations. I'm not really a fan, my kid doesnt do math outside of class and the pace is really rushed for a kid seeing this stuff for the first time. But I guess this was deemed necessary to get kids back to where they need to be for algebra in 6th.


Here is California’s take on Algebra instruction in public school (ie - “going deeper”)

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/10/california-math-framework-algebra/675509/
Anonymous
Post 10/30/2025 13:01     Subject: TIL AAP is not advanced anything, just deeper learning.
Yes 3rd grade last year was just the extensions. Disappointing.

YMMV but so far this year my kid seems to be doing 4th grade math at double pace and then 5th grade math at double pace. For example last unit covered place value and then launched into order of operations. I'm not really a fan, my kid doesnt do math outside of class and the pace is really rushed for a kid seeing this stuff for the first time. But I guess this was deemed necessary to get kids back to where they need to be for algebra in 6th.
Anonymous
Post 10/30/2025 12:38     Subject: TIL AAP is not advanced anything, just deeper learning.
I think the biggest (only?) benefits of AAP at this point is peer group and more experienced teachers, neither of which are trivial.
Anonymous
Post 10/30/2025 09:43     Subject: TIL AAP is not advanced anything, just deeper learning.
Anonymous wrote:Mostly I'm unclear how they're both slowing down 3/4/5 math and suddenly accelerating to Algebra in 6th. It doesn't make any sense.


Because there are kids who are ready for Algebra in 6th grade and the County has been pressured to provide a confirmed path vs allowing only kids at certain schools to have access to it. Some kids are ready because of native intelligence and ability, some kids are ready because of outside enrichment, many kids are ready because they are natively intelligent, grasp math quickly, and have been going for outside enrichment so that they learn more advanced math.
Anonymous
Post 10/30/2025 08:22     Subject: TIL AAP is not advanced anything, just deeper learning.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I thought the math was accelerated but this has not been our experience and not what we have been told by the school. DD is in 3rd (full time). DD is currently doing basic (single digit) multiplication and division. No real options for differentiation. Why do they pretend it's a program to support advanced and gifted learners?


You're not supposed to depend on public school for advanced learning. Wake up. Every kid in your grade whose family cares about supporting their advanced and gifted learner is supplementing like mad. Don't let your kid be left behind. Most kids are doing pre algebra in 3rd grade.


Why do you even bother posting?
Anonymous
Post 10/30/2025 08:20     Subject: TIL AAP is not advanced anything, just deeper learning.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I thought the math was accelerated but this has not been our experience and not what we have been told by the school. DD is in 3rd (full time). DD is currently doing basic (single digit) multiplication and division. No real options for differentiation. Why do they pretend it's a program to support advanced and gifted learners?


The Gen Ed class is doing something different and there are kids struggling with what they are doing. Your daughters class will move more quickly because the kids grasp the concepts more quickly. That is your differentiation. If you want acceleration, look to RSM, AoPS, or Curie type programs.


It will not move quickly. It will go (slightly) deeper into specific topics. This is what I was told.
Anonymous
Post 10/30/2025 08:20     Subject: TIL AAP is not advanced anything, just deeper learning.
Anonymous wrote:Mostly I'm unclear how they're both slowing down 3/4/5 math and suddenly accelerating to Algebra in 6th. It doesn't make any sense.


OP here. My take is that they are absolutely slowing down and others who say otherwise have children in higher grades who benefited from actual acceleration when it was a real thing.
Anonymous
Post 10/30/2025 08:14     Subject: TIL AAP is not advanced anything, just deeper learning.
Mostly I'm unclear how they're both slowing down 3/4/5 math and suddenly accelerating to Algebra in 6th. It doesn't make any sense.
Anonymous
Post 10/30/2025 07:20     Subject: TIL AAP is not advanced anything, just deeper learning.
Anonymous wrote:I thought the math was accelerated but this has not been our experience and not what we have been told by the school. DD is in 3rd (full time). DD is currently doing basic (single digit) multiplication and division. No real options for differentiation. Why do they pretend it's a program to support advanced and gifted learners?


This is what FCPS is doing:

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1066612.page
Anonymous
Post 10/30/2025 06:20     Subject: TIL AAP is not advanced anything, just deeper learning.
Anonymous wrote:I thought the math was accelerated but this has not been our experience and not what we have been told by the school. DD is in 3rd (full time). DD is currently doing basic (single digit) multiplication and division. No real options for differentiation. Why do they pretend it's a program to support advanced and gifted learners?


The Gen Ed class is doing something different and there are kids struggling with what they are doing. Your daughters class will move more quickly because the kids grasp the concepts more quickly. That is your differentiation. If you want acceleration, look to RSM, AoPS, or Curie type programs.
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2025 22:43     Subject: TIL AAP is not advanced anything, just deeper learning.
Anonymous wrote:Going deeper is how you educate gifted children well. Acceleration isn’t the answer.
Acceleration is well supported by evidence.

Also, AAP is at least a little accelerated - algebra in 6th or 7th as opposed to 8th or 9th
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2025 22:37     Subject: TIL AAP is not advanced anything, just deeper learning.
Anonymous wrote:I thought the math was accelerated but this has not been our experience and not what we have been told by the school. DD is in 3rd (full time). DD is currently doing basic (single digit) multiplication and division. No real options for differentiation. Why do they pretend it's a program to support advanced and gifted learners?


That is advanced math.
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2025 21:57     Subject: TIL AAP is not advanced anything, just deeper learning.
Anonymous wrote:I thought the math was accelerated but this has not been our experience and not what we have been told by the school. DD is in 3rd (full time). DD is currently doing basic (single digit) multiplication and division. No real options for differentiation. Why do they pretend it's a program to support advanced and gifted learners?


You're not supposed to depend on public school for advanced learning. Wake up. Every kid in your grade whose family cares about supporting their advanced and gifted learner is supplementing like mad. Don't let your kid be left behind. Most kids are doing pre algebra in 3rd grade.
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2025 21:54     Subject: TIL AAP is not advanced anything, just deeper learning.
Going deeper is how you educate gifted children well. Acceleration isn’t the answer.
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2025 21:53     Subject: TIL AAP is not advanced anything, just deeper learning.
I thought the math was accelerated but this has not been our experience and not what we have been told by the school. DD is in 3rd (full time). DD is currently doing basic (single digit) multiplication and division. No real options for differentiation. Why do they pretend it's a program to support advanced and gifted learners?